6-Letter Words Matching L__B__

There are 18 6-letter words that match L__B__. 12 are common words, such as LAMBDA and LAMBED. A rarer one is LIMBED. In this set, M is the most frequent open letter (12 words). 4 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 18

lambdalambedliablelibberlimberlimboslobbedlobberlowboylubberlumbarlumberlimbiclimbuslamberlambielimbaslimbed

About this list

Words
18 (12 common words)
Common example
lambda
Rare example
limbed
Doubled letters
4
Ending in S
3
Most frequent letter
M (12)

Questions

How many 6-letter words matching l__b__ are there?

18. 12 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

LAMBDA is among the common words in this set.